- Hardcover: 280 pages
- Publisher: University of Chicago Press (7 July 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0226320588
- ISBN-13: 978-0226320588
- Product Dimensions: 2.4 x 1.6 x 0.3 cm
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Throughout the 20th century socialism and war have been intimately connected, the two world wars providing the opportunity and the impetus for a variety of socialist experiments. This volume in a series of works by Hayek, documents the evolution of his thought on socialism and war during the 1930s and 1940s. Opening with Hayak's arguments against market socialism, the book continues with his writings on the economics of war, many in response to the proposals made in John Maynard Keynes's pamphlet "How to Pay for the War". The final section presents articles which anticipated "The Road to Serfdom", Hayak's meditation on the dangers of collectivism. An appendix contains a number of book reviews written by Hayak during this crucial period, and an introduction which sets the work in context.
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The essays in Socialism and War (SAW) are first rate. However, you can find most of the essyas from part one in Individualism and Economic Order (IEO). Parts two and three contain essays from Hayek that are hard to find elsewhere. Parts two and three are useful for those who want to dig deeper into Hayek's work, for serious historians of Hayek's economic thought. This is the work that led to Hayek's Road to Serfdom. The second and third parts are also useful for those who want to read up on Hayek quickly- these are as short an easy as Hayek's work gets.
We owe much thanks to Bruce Caldwell for keeping Hayek's work in publication and accessible. This being said, the most important essays here were already available in IEO. Few of us really need both SAW and IEO, but we few who do appreciate his efforts.
We owe much thanks to Bruce Caldwell for keeping Hayek's work in publication and accessible. This being said, the most important essays here were already available in IEO. Few of us really need both SAW and IEO, but we few who do appreciate his efforts.
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